Kōrero: Germans

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

The German farmer Julius Geissler has depicted himself writing on a kauri tree which, his inscription says, was 30 feet in circumference.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki
Pencil work by Julius Geissler

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

James N. Bade, 'Germans - First arrivals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/1130/julius-geisslers-farm-warkworth-north-auckland-1918 (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā James N. Bade, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015